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As classified in WFO snapshot

May 2019

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genus

Croton L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1004 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009788.

Synonyms of Croton

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lascadium Raf. Fl. Ludov. 114–115. 1817. wfo-4000020622
Leucadenia Klotzsch ex Baill. Adansonia 4: 338. 1864. wfo-4000021480
Tridesmis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 540, 576. 1790. wfo-4000039113

Species in Croton ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Croton:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton appertii Leandri Adansonia: recueil périodique d'observations botanique, n.s. 15(3): 331. 1975[1976]. (Adansonia, n.s.) wfo-0001315644
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton bernieri var. namorokensis Leandri Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Géologique Colonial de Marseille 7: 54. 1939. (Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille) wfo-0001315641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Croton eriospermus Lam. Encycl. 2: 211 1786 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000927932